The exocyst at a glance

B Wu, W Guo - Journal of cell science, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
The exocyst is an octameric protein complex that is implicated in the tethering of secretory
vesicles to the plasma membrane prior to SNARE-mediated fusion. Spatial and temporal …

RAL GTPases: biology and potential as therapeutic targets in cancer

C Yan, D Theodorescu - Pharmacological reviews, 2018 - ASPET
More than a hundred proteins comprise the RAS superfamily of small GTPases. This family
can be divided into RAS, RHO, RAB, RAN, ARF, and RAD subfamilies, with each shown to …

RalB and the exocyst mediate the cellular starvation response by direct activation of autophagosome assembly

BO Bodemann, A Orvedahl, T Cheng, RR Ram, YH Ou… - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
The study of macroautophagy in mammalian cells has described induction, vesicle
nucleation, and membrane elongation complexes as key signaling intermediates driving …

Exocyst dynamics during vesicle tethering and fusion

SM Ahmed, H Nishida-Fukuda, Y Li… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
The exocyst is a conserved octameric complex that tethers exocytic vesicles to the plasma
membrane prior to fusion. Exocyst assembly and delivery mechanisms remain unclear …

[HTML][HTML] Ral small GTPase signaling and oncogenesis: more than just 15 minutes of fame

LR Gentry, TD Martin, DJ Reiner, CJ Der - Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta …, 2014 - Elsevier
Since their discovery in 1986, Ral (Ras-like) GTPases have emerged as critical regulators of
diverse cellular functions. Ral-selective guanine nucleotide exchange factors (RalGEFs) …

The RalGEF-Ral effector signaling network: the road less traveled for anti-Ras drug discovery

NF Neel, TD Martin, JK Stratford, TP Zand… - Genes & …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The high frequency of RAS mutations in human cancers (33%) has stimulated intense
interest in the development of anti-Ras inhibitors for cancer therapy. Currently, the major …

Tank binding kinase 1 is a centrosome-associated kinase necessary for microtubule dynamics and mitosis

S Pillai, J Nguyen, J Johnson, E Haura… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Abstract TANK Binding Kinase 1 (TBK1) is a non-canonical IκB kinase that contributes to
KRAS-driven lung cancer. Here we report that TBK1 plays essential roles in mammalian cell …

Ral GTPases: crucial mediators of exocytosis and tumourigenesis

R Shirakawa, H Horiuchi - The journal of biochemistry, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Ral guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases), RalA and RalB, are members of the
Ras superfamily of small GTPases. Research on Ral GTPases and their functions over the …

Inhibited expression of hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 associated with loss of jumonji domain containing 3 promoter binding contributes to autoimmunity in …

Q Zhang, J Liao, M Zhao, G Liang, X Wu, P Zhang… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by T cell
overactivation and B cell hyper-stimulation. Hematopoietic progenitor kinase 1 (HPK1, also …

Distinct roles of RalA and RalB in the progression of cytokinesis are supported by distinct RalGEFs

I Cascone, R Selimoglu, C Ozdemir, E Del Nery… - The EMBO …, 2008 - embopress.org
The Ras family G‐proteins RalA and RalB make critical non‐overlapping contributions to the
generation of a tumorigenic regulatory network, supporting bypass of the normal restraints …